Sarah's question was important. Minos, like his family members, felt a sense of care and belonging to the Black Plain Empire. He had created the state from scratch and made it the greatest power in the Spiritual World.
But he couldn't live in the Spiritual World if he wanted to become more powerful, let alone leave his family behind. As much as there were dangers in Zocarro, it has immense opportunities for everyone. Even the weakest of them could quickly become Grandmasters if they went to Zocarro with him.
That would be enough for them to become Recruits in Armhands, for example.
But Minos didn't want to give up everything he had built up.
He answered all doubts. "I will not leave behind the empire. I will be mostly absent, but I will still look after it from a distance.